Christine, a woman from Compton, California, gets $1,800 every three months through a basic income program. The guaranteed income program is the largest one in the country, and helps 800 low-income ...
For five years, Georgia Horton had worked to rebuild her life, no easy task for a Black woman who spent years in prison. She found an apartment in Compton. She started working as a motivational ...
In the city of Compton, one in five residents lives in poverty, double the national average. Since the pandemic began, the unemployment rate has risen from about 7% to more than 20%. But a select ...
COMPTON, Calif. (KABC) -- Compton is launching a landmark pilot project to guarantee income to hundreds of residents. It's called the Compton Pledge. Through the city-led initiative, an estimated 800 ...
COMPTON, Calif. (KABC) -- Four years ago Christine was addicted to drugs, homeless and pregnant. She lost custody of her daughter when she was born. "I was trying so hard to get back on my feet," said ...
Hundreds of people living in the California city of Compton, including those out of prison and illegal immigrants, will be eligible to receive guaranteed income as part of a new pilot program over the ...